A Survey of Recommendation Systems: Datasets, Evaluation Methods, and Application Domains

Recommendation systems (RS) play a crucial role in assisting individuals in making suitable selections from an extensive array of products or services. This significantly mitigates the predicament of being overwhelmed by excessive information. RS finds particularly strong utility in online industries, either by vending products over the internet or furnishing online services. Given the potential for business expansion through their implementation, RS is relevant in such domains. This comprehensive review article overviews RS and its diverse variations and extensions. Specifically, this review provides a thorough comparative analysis for each method that encompasses many techniques employed in RS, encompassing content-based filtering, collaborative filtering, hybrid, and miscellaneous approaches. Notably, the article delves into the manifold applications of RS across various practical domains. Additionally, the assortment of evaluation metrics utilized across RS is explored. Finally, we conclude by encapsulating the distinct challenges RS encounters, which enhance their precision and dependability.